Company Announcements

Half-year Report

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 1065X
Maven Income & Growth VCT 4 PLC
29 August 2025
 

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC

 

Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2025

 

Highlights

 

•    NAV total return at 30 June 2025 of 153.32p per Ordinary Share

 

•    NAV at 30 June 2025 of 56.72p per Ordinary Share

 

•    Increased interim dividend of 2.75p per Ordinary Share paid on 29 August 2025

 

•    Offer for Subscription closed early, fully subscribed, raising £10 million

 

•    Four new private companies added to the portfolio

 

•    In early July 2025, the material realisation of Horizon Ceremonies completed, generating an initial return of 2.33x cost and over £5 million in cash, with the potential for further deferred proceeds

 

•    New Offer for Subscription to be launched in early Autumn 2025

 

Overview

Your Company has delivered a resilient performance during the first half of the financial year. Most of the companies in the private equity portfolio have continued to make positive progress and achieve scale, which has resulted in the valuations of certain holdings being uplifted. Conversely, AIM continues to be a challenging market, and the value of your Company's AIM quoted portfolio has declined further, which has modestly impacted performance. Over recent years, your Company's exposure to AIM has been reducing and now represents less than 2% of NAV. The Manager will continue to focus on narrowing this portfolio to a small number of conviction holdings where there is scope for M&A activity, with new investment activity concentrated on expanding the private equity portfolio where the Manager continues to see good demand for growth capital. It is, therefore, encouraging that, on 1 April 2025, the most recent Offer for Subscription closed early, fully subscribed, having raised £10 million. With good levels of liquidity, your Company is well positioned to continue to progress its investment strategy, which is focused on expanding the unlisted portfolio in size and scale through the selective addition of ambitious and entrepreneurial businesses with high growth potential. In the year to date, four new private companies have been added to the portfolio and, shortly after the period end, the exit from Horizon Ceremonies, the largest holding in the portfolio, completed. Further to this material realisation, the Directors were pleased to declare an increased interim dividend of 2.75p per Ordinary Share, which was paid to Shareholders on 29 August 2025.

 

During the period under review, the macroeconomic outlook has been dominated by ongoing geopolitical tensions, with domestic growth prospects remaining subdued as the full impact of the Autumn 2024 budget filters through the economy. Against this backdrop, it is encouraging to report that your Company has delivered a resilient performance, which helps to demonstrate the strength of the investment strategy and its ability to support long term growth in Shareholder value.

 

The previous financial year was your Company's most successful period for realisations from the growth portfolio, with the completion of seven profitable private company exits to a range of private equity and trade buyers. Following this high level of M&A activity, a key priority for the new financial year has been to maintain a steady rate of investment to replenish the portfolio through the addition of high growth companies, whilst also providing follow-on funding to support those portfolio companies that are making commercial progress and where additional growth capital can help to expedite their expansion plans. It is pleasing to report that, during the period under review, £4.8 million was deployed, with four new private companies added to the portfolio alongside the provision of follow-on funding to support the growth and progression of 17 existing portfolio holdings.

 

The Manager continues to see good demand for growth capital across its network of regional offices and maintains a focus on identifying entrepreneurial companies, with strong management teams, that operate in disruptive or high growth sectors such as cyber security, data analytics, regtech, speciality software and training, where growth is less sensitive to consumer or discretionary spending and where revenues tend to be contracted and recurring in nature. Having an established level of recurring revenues provides the Manager with a key metric against which progress and commercial traction can be monitored and measured. It is also an important benchmark that potential acquirers will review when evaluating the rate of progression of a business and its growth potential. Notably, several of the earlier stage businesses in the portfolio are now achieving scale, with annual recurring revenues (ARR) reaching, or exceeding, the important milestone of £5 million, which is generally regarded as a key inflexion point in order to attract potential buyers. There are a number of high performing companies in the portfolio that are establishing strong positions in their respective markets, both in the UK and internationally, and which have the potential to deliver superior returns at exit.

 

A notable development, shortly after the period end, was the material realisation of Horizon Ceremonies, the owner and operator of three established crematoria. Your Company first invested in Horizon Ceremonies in 2017, backing an experienced team with a clear strategic objective to build, own and operate a portfolio of next generation crematoria located across the UK, in areas that were historically underserved or where the existing facility was outdated. Horizon's crematoria have quickly become important community facilities and have consistently received industry recognition and awards for their exceptional service and support to families. Having received several unsolicited acquisition approaches, a competitive exit process was initiated in 2024, with the sale to UK pension fund, Railpen, completing in early July 2025. The exit generated an initial return of 2.33x cost, and over £5 million in cash, with potential for further deferred proceeds, contingent on planning approval being granted at two well progressed sites.

 

Enhanced Dividend Policy

The Directors understand the importance of tax free distributions to Shareholders and, as announced in the 2024 Annual Report, have enhanced the dividend policy by increasing the target annual yield from 5% to 6% of NAV per Ordinary Share at the immediately preceding year end.

 

Shareholders should be aware that this remains a target and that decisions on distributions take into consideration a number of factors including the realisation of capital gains, the adequacy of distributable reserves, the availability of surplus revenue and the VCT qualifying level, all of which are kept under close and regular review. As the portfolio continues to expand and the proportion of younger, growth companies increases, the timing of distributions will be more closely linked to realisation activity, whilst also reflecting the requirement to maintain the VCT qualifying level.

 

Increased Interim Dividend

In line with the new policy and following the successful realisation of Horizon Ceremonies, an increased interim dividend of 2.75p per Ordinary Share, in respect of the year ending 31 December 2025, was paid on 29 August 2025 to Shareholders who were on the register at 25 July 2025. Since the Company's launch, and including this interim dividend, a total of 99.35p per Ordinary Share has been paid in tax free distributions. It should be noted that the payment of a dividend reduces the NAV of the Company by the total amount of the distribution.

 

Dividend Investment Scheme (DIS)

Your Company operates a DIS, through which Shareholders can, at any time, elect to have their dividend payments utilised to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares issued under the standing authority requested from Shareholders at Annual General Meetings. Ordinary Shares issued under the DIS are free from dealing costs and should benefit from the tax reliefs available on new Ordinary Shares issued by a VCT in the tax year in which they are allotted, subject to an individual Shareholder's particular circumstances.

 

Shareholders can elect to participate in the DIS in respect of future dividends by completing a DIS mandate form and returning it to the Registrar (The City Partnership). The mandate form, terms & conditions and full details of the scheme (including tax considerations) are available from the Company's webpage at: mavencp.com/migvct4. Election to participate in the DIS can also be made through the Registrar's online investor hub at: maven-cp.cityhub.uk.com/login.

 

If a Shareholder is in any doubt about the merits of participating in the DIS, or their own tax status, they should seek advice from a suitably qualified adviser.

 

Offer for Subscription

On 1 April 2025, your Company's most recent Offer for Subscription closed early, fully subscribed, having raised a total of £10 million, including the £5 million over-allotment facility, for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 tax years. All new Ordinary Shares in relation to this Offer have now been allotted, with four allotments completed for the 2024/25 tax year and one allotment for the 2025/26 tax year.

 

This additional liquidity will facilitate the further expansion and development of the portfolio in line with the investment strategy. The funds raised will also allow your Company to maintain its share buy-back policy, whilst also spreading costs over a wider asset base, with the objective of maintaining a competitive ongoing charges ratio for the benefit of all Shareholders.

 

As announced on 16 July 2025, the Directors have elected to launch a new Offer later this year, alongside Offers by the other Maven managed VCTs. Full details will be included in a Prospectus, which is expected to be published in early Autumn 2025.

 

Portfolio Developments

During the first half of the financial year, most of the companies in the private equity portfolio have continued to meet operational and financial targets, as set out in their business plans. It is pleasing to report that the valuations of certain private companies have been uplifted in line with the progress achieved.

 

Since your Company first invested, carbon reduction software specialist Manufacture 2030 (M2030) has consistently delivered strong revenue growth, with ARR more than doubling in two years and projected to increase further throughout the current year. M2030 operates in a rapidly growing sector, where it provides a disruptive software solution that allows large corporates and multinationals to achieve Scope 3 carbon reduction targets by measuring, managing and reducing carbon emissions across their supply chain, with the objective of achieving the targets set out in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The business continues to expand its blue chip client base and has added six new large corporate customers to the platform so far this year. M2030 maintains a strong pipeline of opportunities and a near term objective is to expand its presence in North America, which is a key growth market.

 

Contract software specialist Summize continues to deliver impressive growth and trade ahead of budget. In the past two years, the business has achieved over 100% growth in ARR and is on track to outperform its targets again this year. Summize has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital contracting software solution that simplifies and streamlines the process for writing and renewing contracts, helping to drive operational efficiencies for customers, and continues to see strong demand both in the UK and US. In Autumn 2023, the business opened its first international office in Boston to launch its US expansion strategy, and has subsequently experienced rapid growth in that market, with more than half of total sales now generated from US clients with significant future growth potential. In April 2025, Summize was awarded 5th place in the Top 100 League Table at the GP Bullhound 2025 Northern Tech Awards, whilst also winning the Judge's Innovation Award. The management team is highly ambitious and remain focused on growing the client base and increasing ARR, both in the UK and US.

 

In the two years post investment, specialist training software provider Bud has made significant progress, growing its client base and has achieved a near doubling in both ARR and learner numbers. Bud's integrated platform provides an end-to-end solution for training providers, universities and colleges and employers delivering apprenticeships, covering enrolment, training delivery, learner management, and compliance through one portal. A core benefit of the solution is that it streamlines processes and reduces administrative tasks, whilst also ensuring ongoing compliance with specific funding requirements to minimise the risk of clawback. The business has a healthy pipeline of prospective opportunities and the outlook for the remainder of the year is encouraging, supported by the forthcoming changes to the Growth and Skills Levy, which were outlined in the Autumn 2024 Budget.

 

Demand responsive transport software provider Liftango also continues to make encouraging progress and is expanding its market presence and global footprint, with live projects currently operating in six continents. The business provides the technology to support on-demand transport programmes, which enable users to plan, launch and scale shared mobility projects that reduce costs by optimising routes, whilst simultaneously addressing sustainability goals such as lower vehicle usage, which helps to decrease carbon emissions and combat localised congestion. Having achieved success in Australia and the UK, Liftango is now focused on expanding into international markets, with the Middle East and the Americas identified as key growth territories. The business works with many Fortune 500 companies, as well as large global bus operators and government transport agencies, and is well positioned to deliver further growth as it secures new contracts and expands its market position.

 

Against a backdrop of ongoing geopolitical tension and with several recent high profile cyber attacks causing significant operational disruption to mainstream UK retailers, cyber security specialist CYSIAM continues to experience strong demand for its products and services as clients seek to bolster their cyber defences. The business continues to expand its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, which provides protection against, detection of and response to cyber attacks within a software as a service (SaaS) wrapper, with a valuable recurring revenue stream. In May 2025, CYSIAM was named European Rising Star Partner of the Year at the Crowdstrike Europe Partner Symposium. Crowdstrike are a NASDAQ listed global cyber security leader and this award recognises the contribution of its partners to help customers to prevent breaches and enhance cyber security. The cyber security market remains a high growth area and CYSIAM is well placed to continue to scale and achieve the financial and strategic objectives within the business plan.

 

In November 2024, your Company invested in RiskSmart, an early stage regtech business operating in the risk management sector. The business has developed a risk management platform that leverages data insights and machine learning to provide real time information to help transform how businesses manage governance, risk and compliance. Since investment, RiskSmart has delivered strong growth in ARR and currently has over 60 clients, which is an increase of almost 100% over a 12 month period. RiskSmart has a strong pipeline of new opportunities and is on track to further increase ARR through the remainder of the current year. The business is run by an ambitious and experienced team and was recently named one of Prolific North's Tech Scale ups to Watch 2025, which spotlights the most dynamic, ambitious and high growth technology businesses across the North of England.

 

As may be expected with a large portfolio of growth focused businesses, there are a small number of investee companies that have not achieved their commercial targets and are trading behind plan. In certain cases, valuations have been reduced to reflect the slower than anticipated progress, with provisions taken against the cost of a small number of specific holdings. In addition, the Manager elected not to provide further funding to Real World Health and the valuation was written down in full. The company entered administration in February 2025.

 

As previously noted, this has been another challenging period for AIM, with investor appetite for smaller quoted equities remaining subdued. Low levels of liquidity have also resulted in high volatility with share prices responding disproportionately to limited news flow or trading activity. The Manager retains a highly selective approach to supporting new AIM investment opportunities and, during the period, only completed one small follow-on transaction.

 

Treasury Management

The Board and the Manager maintain a proactive approach to treasury management, where the objective remains to optimise the income generated from cash held prior to investment in VCT qualifying companies, whilst meeting the requirements of the Nature of Income condition. This is a mandatory part of the VCT legislation, which stipulates that not less than 70% of a VCT's income must be derived from shares or securities.

 

Your Company has a diversified portfolio of treasury management investments with strong fundamentals and attractive income characteristics, comprising of money market funds (MMFs), open-ended investment companies (OEICs) and London Stock Exchange listed investment trusts, with the remaining cash held on deposit across several UK banks in order to minimise counterparty risk. This strategy ensures ongoing compliance with the Nature of Income condition, whilst also providing a healthy stream of income that currently generates a blended annualised yield of over 3% across the combined treasury management portfolio and uninvested cash. It is worthwhile highlighting that this is a dynamic portfolio, which will vary in size depending on your Company's rate of investment, realisations and overall liquidity levels. Full details of the treasury management holdings can be found in the Investment Portfolio Summary in the Interim Report.

 

New Investments

During the reporting period, four new private companies were added to the portfolio:

 

Blackdot Solutions is a developer of an advanced intelligence and investigations software solution that supports risk, compliance and client onboarding teams across a variety of industries, including Government, criminal law and financial services. Blackdot's propriety platform Videris aggregates and analyses open source intelligence (OSINT) from a wide range of public sources including the internet, social media and the dark web, alongside more conventional routes such as Moody's and Dun & Bradstreet. This capability provides clients with the most comprehensive and up to date information to identify threats, mitigate risks and ensure ongoing compliance with complex regulatory standards. The OSINT market is experiencing rapid growth and, as an early entrant, Blackdot is well positioned to capitalise on rising demand for advanced data analytics and risk management tools. The funding from the Maven VCTs is being used to increase headcount, with a focus on technical expertise, enhancing product development and driving growth in both new and existing markets.

 

Digilytics is a provider of an AI enabled solution that automates loan application processing. The platform uses machine learning and large language models to read and extract data from key documents such as payslips, bank statements and utility bills, ensuring both consistency and completeness. It then evaluates the application against

eligibility criteria and affordability metrics, while also screening for potential fraud. Digilytics helps lenders to reduce costs and error rates, whilst improving the response time for applicants. The funding from the Maven VCTs is being used to support the sales and marketing function and invest in product development. The near term objective is to launch in the US, where there is an identified market opportunity.

 

Kani Payments is a developer of a SaaS based financial reporting and reconciliation platform, serving fintechs, challenger banks, and payment processors. As well as providing instant reconciliation of large data sets, Kani's solution facilitates the automation of transaction payments, regulatory and financial reporting, which remains a largely manual and spreadsheet based process, even for sizeable financial institutions. The business is led by an experienced team with a successful track record of scaling a similar cloud based payment processing business from startup through to profitable exit. The funding from the Maven VCTs is being used to accelerate product development, including adding new features that are due to launch later in 2025, make a number of strategic sales and marketing hires to widen the business's reach, and to support expansion into Europe and North America, where there is significant growth potential.

 

PowerPhotonic is an established designer and manufacturer of a wide range of precision micro-optics products for use within lasers. Using proprietary manufacturing processes and equipment the company designs and manufactures high quality wafer scale freeform optics with advanced properties that are designed for application in three core markets, the largest of which is the defence sector. The business is also expanding its presence in the life sciences sector, with applications in precision medical devices and instrumentation. It also has a presence in the advanced manufacturing sector where it focuses on beam shapers to make industrial processes more efficient. With strong levels of IP, PowerPhotonic has a defendable market position and the funding from the Maven VCTs is being used to support growth by facilitating the expansion of the sales and marketing team to help the business increase its revenue base, and extend its presence in the UK and US.

 

The following investments were completed during the reporting period:

 

 

Investments

Date

Sector

£'000

 

New unlisted

 

Arimon Limited

(trading as Digilytics)1

March & June 2025

Software & technology

504

 

Blackdot Solutions Limited

January 2025

Software & technology

995

 

Kani Payments Holdings Limited

February 2025

Software & technology

348

 

Kerrera TopCo Limited

(trading as Kube Networks)2

April 2025

Software & technology

129

 

PowerPhotonic Limited

June 2025

Software & technology

325

 

Total new unlisted                                                                                                                                                 2,301

 

 

 

 

Follow-on unlisted

 

Alderley Lighthouse Labs Limited

May 2025

Pharmaceuticals,

biotechnology & healthcare

137

 

AMufacture Limited

May 2025

Industrials & engineering

124

 

DiffusionData Limited3

February & March

2025

Software & technology

155

 

Filtered Technologies Limited3

February & May

2025

Learning & development/

recruitment technology

122

 

Fixtuur Limited (formerly

Shortbite Limited)

May 2025

Software & technology

200

 

Laverock Therapeutics Limited

June 2025

Pharmaceuticals,

biotechnology & healthcare

348

 

Liftango Group Limited

February 2025

Software & technology

250

 

mypura.com Group Limited

(trading as Pura)

June 2025

Business services

105

 

Nano Interactive Group Limited

January 2025

Marketing &

advertising technology

102

 

Plyable Limited

March 2025

Software & technology

130

 

Relative Insight Limited

June 2025

Marketing &

advertising technology

100

RevLifter Limited

March 2025

Marketing &

advertising technology

159

 

Sensoteq Limited

March 2025

Software & technology

185

 

The Algorithm People Limited

(trading as Optimize)

April 2025

Software & technology

66

 

XR Games Limited

February 2025

Software & technology

12

 

Zinc Digital Business Solutions

Limited

March 2025

Software & technology

162

 

Total follow-on unlisted                                                                                                                                                      2,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total unlisted                                                                                                                                                                       4,658

 

 

 

 

Follow-on AIM quoted

 

GENinCode PLC

March 2025

Pharmaceuticals,

biotechnology & healthcare

126

 

Total follow-on AIM quoted                                                                                                                                                   126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total AIM quoted                                                                                                                                                                    126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure investment trust4

 

 

 

 

Foresight Solar Fund Limited

May 2025

Investment trust

125

 




 

 

Total infrastructure investment trust                                                                                                                                  125

 

 

 

  

 

 

Real estate investment trusts4

 

 

 

 

Land Securities Group PLC

May 2025

Investment trust

107

 

Tritax BigBox REIT PLC

May 2025

     Investment trust

152

 

Total real estate investment trusts                                                                                                                                      259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds4

 

 

 

 

Aviva Investors Sterling Government

Liquidity Fund (Class 3)

February 2025

Money market fund

1,000

 

Aviva Investors Sterling Liquidity

Fund (Class 3)

March 2025

Money market fund

1,000

 

BlackRock Institutional Sterling

Liquidity Fund (Core)

April 2025

Money market fund

1,000

 

Fidelity Institutional Liquidity

Sterling Fund (Class F)

May 2025

Money market fund

500

 

Goldman Sachs Sterling Government

Liquid Reserves Ireland (Institutional)

March 2025

Money market fund

1,000

 

Total money market funds                                                                                                                                                 4,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments                                                                                                                                                                9,668

 

 

 

1 Investment completed in two tranches.

2 Your Company gained an equity holding in Kerrera TopCo Limited (trading as Kube Networks Limited) as a result of an all share transaction involving the acquisition of ISN Solutions Group Limited.

3 Follow-on investment completed in two tranches.

4 Investments completed as part of the treasury management strategy.

At the period end, the portfolio comprised of 134 unlisted and quoted investments, at a total cost of £75.63 million.

 

Realisations

In April 2025, ISN Solutions was acquired through an all share transaction by Glasgow based specialist IT managed service provider Kube Networks as part of a buy and build strategy. As a legacy portfolio holding, the acquisition provides ISN with the opportunity to grow as part of a larger business and, as part of the transaction, your Company has acquired an equity holding in Kube Networks.

 

The table below gives details of the realisations completed during the reporting period:

 

Realisations

 

Year first

invested

 

Complete/

partial exit

Cost of shares

disposed

of

£'000

 

Value at 31

December

2024

£'000

Sales proceeds

£'000

 

Realised

gain/(loss)

£'000

Gain/(loss) over 31 December 2024 value

£'000

ISN Solutions Group

Limited1

2014

Complete

467

143

129

(338)

(14)

Total unlisted

 

 

467

143

129

(338)

(14)

 

AIM quoted

Intelligent Ultrasound

Group PLC

2020

Complete

400

476

495

95

19

Others

 

 

25

4

8

(17)

4

Total AIM quoted

 

 

425

480

503

78

23

BBGI Global

Infrastructure SA

2023

Complete

280

233

267

(13)

34

Total infrastructure investment trust

 

 

280

233

267

(13)

34

 

Real estate investment trust2

Care REIT PLC

2023

Complete

236

196

260

24

64

Total real estate investment trust

 

 

236

196

260

24

64

 

Money market funds2

BlackRock Institutional

Sterling Liquidity Fund

(Core)

2024

Partial

1,000

1,000

1,000

-

-

Fidelity Institutional

Liquidity Sterling

Fund (Class F)

2024

Partial

1,000

1,000

1,000

-

-

Total money market funds

 

 

2,000

2,000

2,000

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total realisations completed

during the period

 

 

3,408

3,052

3,159

(249)

107

 

1 ISN Solutions Group Limited was acquired by Kerrera TopCo Limited (trading as Kube Networks Limited) in an all share transaction. As a result, your Company gained an equity holding in Kube Networks Limited.

2 Realisations were completed as part of the treasury management strategy.

 

Material Developments Since the Period End

As highlighted earlier in this Interim Review, an exit was achieved from Horizon Ceremonies following the period end. The sale generated an initial return of 2.33x cost, with the potential for further deferred consideration if planning consent is approved at two well progressed sites.

 

Principal and Emerging Risks and Uncertainties

The principal and emerging risks and uncertainties facing the Company were set out in full in the Strategic Report contained within the 2024 Annual Report, and are the risks associated with investment in small and medium sized unlisted and AIM quoted companies which, by their nature, carry a higher level of risk and are subject to lower liquidity than investments in larger quoted companies. During the period under review, the Directors evaluated the potential impact of political change on market stability, legislative developments, and economic conditions. Following that review, the Directors determined that this should be considered a principal risk. The valuation of investee companies may be affected by economic conditions, the credit environment and other risks including legislation, regulation, adherence to VCT qualifying rules and the effectiveness of the internal controls operated by your Company and the Manager. These risks and procedures are reviewed regularly by the Risk Committee and reported to your Board. The Board has confirmed that all tests, including the criteria for VCT qualifying status, continue to be monitored and met.

 

Global conflict and political instability was added to the Risk Register as an emerging risk during a previous period, as the Directors were not only aware of the heightened cyber security risk but were mindful of the impact that any change in the underlying economic conditions could have on the valuation of investee companies. These included fluctuating interest rates, increased fuel and energy costs, and the availability of bank finance, all of which could be impacted during times of geopolitical uncertainty and volatile markets. The Board and the Manager continue to monitor the impact of geopolitical issues, and wider market conditions, on portfolio companies.

 

During the period under review, AI was added to the Risk Register as an emerging risk to reflect the increased use of AI by either the Manager or portfolio companies, which could lead to increased exposure to risks relating to data protection, cyber security and intellectual property.

 

Share Buy-backs

The Directors acknowledge the need to maintain an orderly market in the Company's shares and have delegated authority to the Manager to enable the Company to buy back its own shares in the secondary market for cancellation, or to be held in treasury, subject always to such transactions being in the best interests of Shareholders. It should be noted that the Company cannot buy back shares when it is in a closed period, which is the time from the end of a reporting period until either the announcement of the relevant results or the release of an unaudited NAV. Additionally, a closed period may be introduced if the Directors or the Manager are in possession of price sensitive information.

 

It is intended that the Company will seek to buy back shares with a view to maintaining a share price that is at a discount of approximately 5% to the latest published NAV per Ordinary Share, subject to various factors including market conditions, available liquidity and the maintenance of the Company's VCT qualifying status. During the period under review, 3,253,441 Ordinary Shares were bought back at a total cost of £1.82 million.

 

Shareholders should note that neither the Company nor the Manager can execute a transaction in the Company's shares. Any instruction by a Shareholder to buy or sell shares on the secondary market must be directed through a stockbroker of their choice. To discuss a transaction, the Shareholder's broker should contact the Company's stockbroker, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, on 020 7647 8132.

 

VCT Regulatory Update

During the period under review, there were no further amendments to the rules governing VCTs, and your Company remains fully compliant with the complex conditions and requirements of the scheme.

 

In the 2025 Spring Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the UK Government will continue to work with leading entrepreneurs and venture capital firms to ensure that its policy supports the UK business environment, including the role of tax relief schemes such as VCTs and the EIS. Through the VCT Association (VCTA), of which the Manager is a founding member, and the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), of which the Company is a member, the Manager will remain actively involved in discussions with policy makers to promote and reinforce the important role that VCTs play in supporting some of Britain's brightest and most entrepreneurial smaller companies, and creating regional employment opportunities.

 

Valuation Methodology

Consistent with industry best practice, the Board and the Manager continue to apply the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation (IPEV) Guidelines as the central methodology for all private company valuations. The IPEV Guidelines are the prevailing framework for fair value assessment in the private equity and venture capital industry. The Directors and the Manager continue to adhere to the IPEV Guidelines in all private company valuations. In accordance with normal market practice, investments quoted on AIM, or another recognised stock exchange, are valued at their closing bid price at the period end. The Board and the Manager are cognisant of the FCA Review of Private Market Valuations and will continue to prioritise governance as the fundamental building block for robust valuation reviews, ensuring ongoing accountability.

 

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Although your Company's investment policy does not incorporate ESG aims, and portfolio companies are not required to meet any specific targets, Maven recognises the importance of having a robust ESG framework and policy in place when making new investments. Through its ESG and Responsible Investment Policy, ESG considerations are taken into account during early stage due diligence, thereby ensuring that all risks and opportunities are assessed prior to an investment completing and can be monitored regularly thereafter.

 

The Manager continues to be an active signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment and the Investing in Women Code and, alongside these external commitments, in 2024 formally launched a Female Founder Funding Programme designed to support female founded businesses. During the period, Maven has hosted eight workshops and funding clinics in key corporate finance regions, engaging with over 60 businesses.

 

The Manager maintains awareness of forthcoming ESG regulations. In 2024, the FCA introduced the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements, which apply to all firms and include a labelling and naming regime alongside a new anti-greenwashing rule. The Manager has ensured adherence with these new requirements. Additionally, the Manager is aware of the Task Force for climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) regulations and is actively preparing for compliance.

 

Outlook

Although the economic outlook remains mixed, with good levels of liquidity and a proven investment strategy, your Company is well placed to continue to deliver growth in Shareholder value. In the second half of the year, a key objective will be to maintain a healthy rate of new investment. Maven's regionally based team of investment executives is currently assessing an extensive pipeline of opportunities, which should result in several new companies being added to the portfolio over the coming months. In addition, the Manager will continue to assess exit opportunities which help to maximise Shareholder value and support your Company's annual target dividend of 6% of NAV at the immediately preceding year end.

 

Fraser Gray

Chair

 

29 August 2025

 

 

Summary Of Investment Changes

 

For The Period Ended 30 June 2025

 

 

Valuation

31 December 2024

Net investment/ (disinvestment)

£'000

Appreciation/ (depreciation)

£'000

Valuation

30 June 2025

 

£'000

%

£'000

%

Unlisted investments1

 

Equities

46,720

55.5

4,712

(294)

51,138

58.0

Loan stock

11,830

14.0

24

(122)

11,732

13.3

 

58,550

69.5

4,736

(416)

62,870

71.3

 

AIM Investments2

 

Equities

2,699

3.2

(584)

(648)

1,467

1.7

 

Listed investments3

 

Investment trusts

5,882

7.0

(143)

32

5,771

6.5

OEICs

1,999

2.4

-

1

2,000

2.3

MMFs

5,000

5.9

2,500

-

7,500

8.5

Total investments

74,130

88.0

6,509

(1,031)

79,608

90.3

Cash

 

9,670

 

11.5

 

(1,541)

 

-

 

8,129

 

9.2

 

Other net assets

 

432

 

0.5

 

                       (32)

 

-

 

400

 

0.5

Net assets

84,232

100.0

4,936

(1,031)

88,137

100.0

 

1         These movements include the delisting during the period of MaxCyte Inc from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to unlisted equity holdings.

2         Shares traded on AIM.

3         These holdings represent the treasury management portfolio, which has been constructed from a range of carefully selected, permitted non-qualifying holdings in investment trusts, open-ended investment companies (OEICs) and money market funds (MMFs).

 

 

Investment Portfolio Summary

 

As At 30 June 2025

 

Investment

Valuation

£'000

Cost

£'000

% of

total

assets

% of

equity

held

% of equity held by other clients1

Unlisted

Horizon Ceremonies Limited

(trading as Horizon Cremation)

4,712

2,463

5.3

12.4

42.1

BioAscent Discovery Limited

4,338

1,532

4.9

26.1

13.9

Rockar 2016 Limited (trading as Rockar)

3,355

1,766

3.8

6.2

13.2

Bright Network (UK) Limited

2,709

1,706

3.1

9.8

29.3

WaterBear Education Limited

2,376

987

2.7

20.1

19.1

Ensco 969 Limited (trading as DPP)

2,147

1,532

2.4

7.4

27.1

2degrees Limited

(trading as Manufacture 2030)

2,024

922

2.3

5.0

32.7

Summize Limited

1,994

796

2.3

4.0

32.3

HCS Control Systems Group Limited

1,942

1,201

2.2

10.7

25.8

Bud Systems Limited

1,593

762

1.8

4.1

13.5

Liftango Group Limited

1,504

1,504

1.7

7.0

28.7

Zinc Digital Business Solutions

Limited

1,462

1,029

1.7

16.4

32.4

Vodat Communications Group (VCG)

Holding Limited

1,427

1,240

1.6

8.4

23.5

Relative Insight Limited

1,406

1,406

1.6

7.8

23.0

RevLifter Limited

1,159

1,159

1.3

16.3

21.8

Hublsoft Group Limited

1,138

922

1.3

7.3

16.4

CYSIAM Limited

1,095

448

1.2

5.8

22.0

Martel Instruments Holdings Limited

1,038

701

1.2

14.7

29.6

mypura.com Group Limited

(trading as Pura)

1,023

621

1.2

2.3

22.4

Whiterock Group Limited

1,014

1,014

1.2

11.2

26.7

Blackdot Solutions Limited

995

995

1.1

3.1

9.2

The Algorithm People Limited

(trading as Optimize)

961

486

1.1

5.7

9.5

 

MirrorWeb Holdings LLC2

929

929

1.1

1.5

3.5

ebb3 Limited

927

1,307

1.1

22.1

48.4

DiffusionData Limited

919

780

1.0

4.1

17.3

Biorelate Limited

909

547

1.0

2.5

25.1

Delio Limited

903

1,294

1.0

5.2

10.0

Plyable Limited

826

826

0.9

11.8

47.3

Nano Interactive Group Limited

819

727

0.9

4.0

11.9

RiskSmart Limited

795

318

0.9

3.8

41.8

Sensoteq Limited

782

782

0.9

6.6

21.1

Precursive Limited

750

750

0.9

5.5

29.0

Laverock Therapeutics Limited

746

746

0.8

2.5

10.9

Flow UK Holdings Limited

735

1,047

0.8

12.7

22.3

Growth Capital Ventures Limited

650

639

0.7

11.5

36.0

Novatus Global Limited3

627

134

0.7

0.8

3.4

CODILINK UK Limited

(trading as Coniq)

600

400

0.7

1.1

3.8

Metrion Biosciences Limited

597

597

0.7

4.3

13.9

Enpal Limited

(trading as Guru Systems)

581

581

0.7

3.2

18.4

NorthRow Limited

535

1,699

0.6

12.3

20.5

Arimon Limited (trading as Digilytics)

504

504

0.6

3.7

11.1

iAM Compliant Limited

492

298

0.6

3.9

45.3

Automated Analytics Limited

477

247

0.5

1.6

30.4

Fixtuur Limited

(formerly Shortbite Limited)

470

1,198

0.5

8.1

49.3

Horizon Technologies Consultants

Limited

466

448

0.5

3.1

14.1

Boomerang Commerce Inc

(trading as CommerceIQ)4

456

1,164

0.5

0.2

0.3

Connected Data Company Limited

423

423

0.5

3.9

11.8

TC Communications Holdings Limited

413

958

0.5

12.6

22.7

McKenzie Intelligence Services

Limited

403

159

0.5

1.6

4.8

Alderley Lighthouse Labs Limited

386

386

0.4

8.0

56.1

AMufacture Limited

385

385

0.4

6.8

21.8

Filtered Technologies Limited

382

1,248

0.4

9.7

15.8

Kani Payments Holdings Limited

348

348

0.4

2.1

12.7

HiveHR Limited

346

346

0.4

4.4

40.2

PowerPhotonic Limited

325

325

0.4

2.7

19.0

Cat Tech International Limited

314

314

0.4

-

-

Snappy Shopper Limited

309

309

0.4

0.4

1.3

Zing TopCo Limited (trading as Zing)

185

185

0.2

4.9

42.8

MaxCyte Inc5

183

207

0.2

0.1

1.0

XR Games Limited

167

355

0.2

5.2

55.8

Reed Thermoformed Packaging

Limited (trading as iPac Packaging

Innovations)

140

100

0.2

0.5

11.8

Kerrera TopCo Limited

(trading as Kube Networks Limited)6

129

129

0.1

0.1

39.6

C4X Discovery Holdings PLC7

96

137

0.1

0.4

0.5

Other unlisted investments

29

4,175

-

 

 

Total unlisted

62,870

53,643

71.3

 

 

 

AIM quoted8

Diaceutics PLC

243

161

0.3

0.2

2.6

SkinBio Therapeutics PLC

211

208

0.2

0.6

-

GENinCode PLC

208

886

0.2

3.6

9.4

KRM22 PLC

145

220

0.2

1.2

-

Oxford Metrics PLC

117

80

0.1

0.2

-

One Media IP Group PLC

93

186

0.1

1.1

7.4

Eden Research PLC

90

160

0.1

0.5

4.0

Cambridge Cognition Holdings PLC

48

62

0.1

0.4

3.5

Kanabo Group PLC9

47

2,986

0.1

3.7

6.3

Creo Medical Group PLC

36

497

0.1

0.1

0.4

Vianet Group PLC

35

49

0.1

0.1

1.3

TPXimpact Holdings PLC

31

107

0.1

0.2

-

Avacta Group PLC

30

16

-

-

-

Spectral AI Inc

29

99

-

-

-

Pulsar Group PLC

26

35

-

0.1

0.4

Hardide PLC

16

122

-

0.2

5.6

Verici Dx PLC

14

271

-

0.5

4.9

ReNeuron Group PLC

13

277

-

0.7

1.4

Angle PLC

10

82

-

-

-

Other quoted investments

25

1,191

-

 

 

Total AIM quoted

1,467

7,965

1.7

 

 

 

Private equity investment trusts10

HgCapital Trust PLC

1,079

530

1.2

-

0.1

ICG Enterprise Trust PLC

547

381

0.6

0.1

0.2

Patria Private Equity Trust PLC

537

367

0.6

0.1

0.2

CT Private Equity Trust PLC

401

293

0.5

0.1

0.3

Partners Group Private Equity Limited

(formerly Princess Private Equity Holding

Limited)

323

336

0.4

0.1

0.1

NB Private Equity Partners Limited

320

371

0.4

-

0.2

Apax Global Alpha Limited

291

344

0.3

-

0.1

HarbourVest Global Private Equity

Limited

271

153

0.3

-

-

Pantheon International PLC

148

99

0.1

-

0.1

Total private equity investment trusts

3,917

2,874

4.4

 

 

 

Infrastructure investment trusts10

Pantheon Infrastructure PLC

284

250

0.3

0.1

0.2

3i Infrastructure PLC

273

260

0.3

-

-

International Public Partnerships

Limited

223

270

0.3

-

-

Foresight Environmental Infrastructure

Limited (formerly JLEN Environmental

Assets Group Limited)

172

260

0.2

-

0.1

Foresight Solar Fund Limited

123

125

0.1

-

0.1

Total infrastructure investment trusts

1,075

1,165

1.2

 

 

Fixed income investment trusts10

TwentyFour Select Monthly Income

Fund Limited

180

196

0.2

0.1

-

Total fixed income investment trust

180

196

0.2

 

 

 

Global equity investment trusts10

Alliance Witan PLC

(formerly Alliance Trust PLC)

183

149

0.2

-

-

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC

149

125

0.2

-

-

Total global equity investment trusts

332

274

0.4

 

 

 

Real estate investment trusts10

 

 

 

 

 

Tritax BigBox REIT PLC

156

153

0.2

-

-

Land Securities Group PLC

111

107

0.1

-

-

Total real estate investment trusts

267

260

0.3

 

 

Open-ended investment companies10

 

 

 

 

 

Royal London Short Term Money

Market Fund (Class Y Income)

1,004

1,026

1.2

-

-

Royal London Short Term Fixed

Income Fund (Class Y Income)

996

1,000

1.1

0.1

0.2

Total open-ended investment companies

2,000

2,026

2.3

 

 

Money market funds10

 

 

 

 

 

abrdn Liquidity Fund (Lux) - Sterling

Fund K-1 Inc GBP

1,000

1,000

1.2

-

-

Aviva Investors Sterling Government

Liquidity Fund (Class 3)

1,000

1,000

1.2

-

-

Aviva Investors Sterling Liquidity

Fund (Class 3)

1,000

1,000

1.1

-

-

BlackRock Institutional Sterling

Government Liquidity Fund (Core Dis)

1,000

1,000

1.1

-

-

BlackRock Institutional Sterling

Liquidity Fund (Core)

1,000

1,000

1.1

-

-

Goldman Sachs Sterling Government

Liquid Reserves Ireland (Institutional)

1,000

1,000

1.1

0.4

0.9

HSBC Sterling Liquidity Fund (Class A)

1,000

1,000

1.1

-

-

Fidelity Institutional Liquidity Sterling

Fund (Class F)

500

500

0.6

-

0.2

Total money market funds

7,500

7,500

8.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

79,608

75,633

90.3

 

 

 

1        Other clients of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP.

2        This holding represents the retained minority interest following the partial sale of the holding in MirrorWeb Limited in August 2024, with a proportion of the proceeds being re-invested in the new entity, Mirrorweb Holdings LLC.

3        This holding reflects the retained minority interest following the sale in September 2024.

4        This holding reflects the retained minority interest following the sale of e.fundamentals (Group) Limited to CommerceIQ in July 2022.

5        This company delisted from AIM during the period.

6     Your Company gained an equity holding in Kerrera TopCo Limited (trading as Kube Networks Limited) as a result of an all share transaction to acquire ISN Solutions Group Limited.

7        This company delisted from AIM during a previous period.

8      Investments are quoted on AIM with the exception of Kanabo Group PLC, which is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

9        The holding in this investment resulted from the sale of The GP Service (UK) Limited, which completed in February 2022. The unlisted shares in Kanabo GP Limited were, in accordance with the terms of the original transaction, exchanged for shares in Kanabo Group PLC, which is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

10      Treasury management portfolio.

 

Income Statement

 

For the Six Months Ended 30 June 2025

 

 

Six months ended

30 June 2025 (unaudited)

Six months ended

30 June 2024 (unaudited)

Year ended

31 December 2024 (audited)

Revenue

£'000

Capital

£'000

Total

£'000

Revenue

£'000

Capital

£'000

Total

£'000

Revenue

£'000

Capital

£'000

Total

£'000

(Loss)/gain on investments

-

(1,031)

(1,031)

-

3,630

3,630

-

3,107

3,107

Income from investments

672

-

672

792

-

792

1,522

-

1,522

Other income

135

-

135

87

-

87

227

-

227

Investment management fees

(215)

(860)

(1,075)

(212)

(850)

(1,062)

(437)

(1,746)

(2,183)

Other expenses

(244)

-

(244)

(222)

-

(222)

(438)

-

(438)

Net return on ordinary

activities before taxation

348

(1,891)

(1,543)

445

2,780

3,225

874

1,361

2,235

Tax on ordinary activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Return attributable to Equity Shareholders

348

(1,891)

(1,543)

445

2,780

3,225

874

1,361

2,235

 

Earnings per share (pence)

 

0.23

 

(1.25)

 

(1.02)

 

0.32

 

1.97

 

2.29

 

0.62

 

0.96

 

1.58

 

All gains and losses are recognised in the Income Statement.

 

The total column of this statement is the Profit & Loss Account of the Company.

 

The revenue and capital return columns are prepared in accordance with the AIC SORP. All items in the above statement derive from continuing operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued during the period.

 

There are no potentially dilutive capital instruments in issue and, therefore, no diluted earnings per share figures are relevant. The basic and diluted earnings per share are, therefore, identical.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

Statement of Changes in Equity

 

For the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

 

Six months ended 30 June 2025 (unaudited)

 

 

Non-distributable reserves

Distributable reserves

 

Share capital

£'000

Share

premium

account

£'000

Capital redemption

reserve

£'000

Capital

reserve

unrealised

£'000

Capital

reserve

realised

£'000

Special

distributable

reserve

£'000

Revenue reserve

£'000

Total

£'000

 

At 31 December 2024

 

14,161

48,455

1,634

8,239

8,192

1,799

1,752

84,232

 

Net return

-

-

-

(782)

(249)

(860)

348

(1,543)

 

Dividends paid

-

-

-

-

-

(2,325)

(387)

(2,712)

 

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

(325)

-

325

-

-

(1,824)

-

(1,824)

 

Net proceeds of share issue

1,656

8,090

-

-

-

-

-

9,746

 

Net proceeds of DIS issue*

45

193

-

-

-

-

238

 

Transfer between distributable reserves

-

-

-

-

(5,000)

5,000

-

-

 

At 30 June 2025

15,537

56,738

1,959

7,457

2,943

1,790

1,713

88,137

 

 

 

 

Non-distributable reserves

Distributable reserves

 

Six months ended 30 June 2024 (unaudited)

 

Share capital

£'000

Share

premium

account

£'000

Capital redemption

reserve

£'000

Capital

reserve

unrealised

£'000

Capital

reserve

realised

£'000

Special

distributable

reserve

£'000

Revenue reserve

£'000

Total

£'000

At 31 December 2023

13,596

43,470

1,196

9,150

4,174

10,883

1,448

83,917

Net return

-

-

-

2,739

891

(850)

445

3,225

Dividends paid

-

-

-

-

-

(2,295)

(215)

(2,510)

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

(221)

-

221

-

-

(1,285)

-

(1,285)

Net proceeds of share issue

916

4,657

-

-

-

-

-

5,573

Net proceeds of DIS issue*

42

188

-

-

-

-

-

230

At 30 June 2024

14,333

48,315

1,417

11,889

5,065

6,453

1,678

89,150

                                   

 

 

Non-distributable reserves

Distributable reserves

 

Year ended 31 December 2024 (audited)

Share capital

£'000

Share

premium

account

£'000

Capital redemption

reserve

£'000

Capital

reserve

unrealised

£'000

Capital

reserve

realised

£'000

Special

distributable

reserve

£'000

Revenue reserve

£'000

Total

£'000

At 31 December 2023

13,596

43,470

1,196

9,150

4,174

10,883

1,448

83,917

Net return

-

-

-

(911)

4,018

(1,746)

874

2,235

Dividends paid

-

-

-

-

-

(4,782)

(570)

(5,352)

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

(438)

-

438

-

-

(2,556)

-

(2,556)

Net proceeds of share issue

916

4,589

-

-

-

-

-

5,505

Net proceeds of DIS issue*

87

396

-

-

-

-

-

483

At 31 December 2024

14,161

48,455

1,634

8,239

8,192

1,799

1,752

84,232

 

*DIS represents the Dividend Investment Scheme as detailed in the Interim Review.

 

The capital reserve unrealised is generally non-distributable other than the part of the reserve relating to gains/(losses) attributable to readily realisable quoted investments which are distributable.

 

Where all, or an element, of the proceeds of sales have not been received in cash or cash equivalent, and are not readily convertible to cash, they do not qualify as realised gains for the purposes of distributable reserves calculations and therefore do not form part of distributable reserves.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

As at 30 June 2025

 

 

30 June 2025

(unaudited)

£'000

30 June 2024

(unaudited)

£'000

31 December 2024

(audited)

£'000

Fixed assets

 

 

 

Investments at fair value through profit or loss

79,608

82,736

74,130

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Debtors

798

1,486

763

Cash

8,129

5,243

9,670

 

8,927

6,729

10,433

Creditors

 

 

 

Amounts falling due within one year

(398)

(315)

(331)

Net current assets

8,529

6,414

10,102

Net assets

88,137

89,150

84,232

 

Capital and reserves

 

 

 

Called up share capital

15,537

14,333

14,161

Share premium account

56,738

48,315

48,455

Capital redemption reserve

1,959

1,417

1,634

Capital reserve - unrealised

7,457

11,889

8,239

Capital reserve - realised

2,943

5,065

8,192

Special distributable reserve

1,790

6,453

1,799

Revenue reserve

1,713

1,678

1,752

Net assets attributable to Ordinary Shareholders

88,137

89,150

84,232

Net asset value per Ordinary Share (pence)

56.72

62.19

59.47

 

The Financial Statements of Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC, registered number SC272568, were approved by the Board and were signed on its behalf by:

 

 

Fraser Gray

Director

 

29 August 2025

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

Cash Flow Statement

 

For the Six Months Ended 30 June 2025

 

 

Six months ended

30 June 2025

(unaudited)

£'000

Six months ended 30 June 2024

(unaudited)

£'000

Year ended

31 December 2024

(audited)

£'000

Net cash flows from operating activities

(604)

(612)

(597)

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of investments

(9,668)

(7,567)

(13,830)

Sale of investments

3,201

5,861

20,432

Net cash flows from investing activities

(6,467)

(1,706)

6,602

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

Equity dividends paid

(2,712)

(2,510)

(5,352)

Net proceeds of DIS issue

9,828

234

5,615

Issue of Ordinary Shares

238

5,664

500

Repurchase of Ordinary Shares

(1,824)

(1,285)

(2,556)

Net cash flows from financing activities

5,530

2,103

(1,793)

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash

(1,541)

(215)

4,212

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

9,670

 

5,458

 

5,458

Cash at end of period

8,129

5,243

9,670

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

1.  Accounting policies

 

The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2025 and the six months ended 30 June 2024 comprises non-statutory accounts within the meaning of S435 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information contained in this report has been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024, which have been filed at Companies House and contained an Auditor's Report that was not qualified and did not contain a statement under S498(2) or S498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

 

2.  Reserves

 

Share premium account

 

The share premium account represents the premium above nominal value received by the Company on issuing shares net of issue costs, including £84,264 current period (cumulative £333,719) trail commission. This reserve is non-distributable.

 

Capital redemption reserve

 

The nominal value of shares repurchased and cancelled is represented in the capital redemption reserve. This reserve is non-distributable.

 

Capital reserve - unrealised

 

Increases and decreases in the fair value of investments are recognised in the Income Statement and are then transferred to the capital reserve unrealised account. This reserve is generally non-distributable, other than the part of the reserve relating to gains/(losses) attributable to readily realisable quoted investments which are distributable.

 

Capital reserve - realised

 

Gains or losses on investments realised in the year that have been recognised in the Income Statement are transferred to the capital reserve realised account on disposal. Furthermore, any prior unrealised gains or losses on such investments are transferred from the capital reserve unrealised account to the capital reserve realised account on disposal. This reserve is distributable.

 

Special distributable reserve

 

The total cost to the Company of the repurchase and cancellation of shares is represented in the special distributable reserve account. The special distributable reserve also represents capital dividends, capital investment management fees and the tax effect of capital items. This reserve is distributable.

 

Revenue reserve

 

The revenue reserve represents accumulated profits retained by the Company that have not been distributed to Shareholders. This reserve is distributable.

 

3.  Return per Ordinary Share

 

 

Six months ended 30 June 2025

The returns per share have been based on the following figures:

 

Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares

 

Revenue return

Capital return

 

 

150,897,274

 

£348,000

(£1,891,000)

Total return

(£1,543,000)

 

Directors' Responsibility Statement

 

The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge:

 

·     the Financial Statements for the six months ended 30 June 2025 have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland;

 

·     the Interim Management Report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R in relation to the indication of important events during the first six months, and of the principal and emerging risks and uncertainties facing the Company during the second six months, of the year ending 31 December 2025; and

 

·     the Interim Management Report includes adequate disclosure of the information required by DTR 4.2.8R in relation to related party transactions and any changes therein.

 

Other information

 

The NAV per Ordinary Share has been calculated using the number of Ordinary Shares in issue at 30 June 2025, which was 155,386,926. A Summary of Investment Changes for the six months under review and an Investment Portfolio Summary as at 30 June 2025 are included above. A full copy of the Interim Report and Financial Statements will be printed and issued to Shareholders in due course. Copies of this announcement will be available to the public at the registered office of the Company at Kintyre House, 205 West George Street, Glasgow G2 2LW; at the office of the Manager, Maven Capital Partners UK LLP, Saddlers House, 44 Gutter Lane, London, EC2V 6BR; and, in due course, on the Company's webpage at mavencp.com/migvct4.

 

Neither the content of the Company's webpages nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

 

By order of the Board

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Secretary

 

29 August 2025

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